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It's interesting to watch a cat's whiskers, they are quite expressive and sometimes even seem to have a life of their own. :)
Guanco (Lama guanicoe) on a hill top at sunrise standing still and surveying the local area, maybe for pumas, their major predators, or maybe for other guanacos. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia. Pumas are stealth hunters, who attack from ambush, so this guy is probably feeling quite safe in the open.
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Cape robin-chat after a territorial dispute with an olive trush. And is soaking up some sun to calm it’s nerves
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
San Luis Valley / Sangre de Cristo Range
Monte Vista NWR, Monte Vista, CO
ORDER: Gruiformes
FAMILY: Gruidae
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Yesterday as I drove on an isolated gravel road between two lines of trees, two Barred Owls flashed across the road and one of them landed about 50 feet from the road where I was able to get a decent shot of him. Cute little fellow.
A buck looking for some snacks
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Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
ORDER: Accipitriformes
FAMILY: Accipitridae
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Colorado Springs, CO
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There he was twenty feet above me sitting quietly while I took this picture. And then he flew away.
The name kestrel, (from French crécerelle, derivative from crécelle i.e. Ratchet) is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) over open country and swoop down on prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects. Other falcons are more adapted to active hunting on the wing. In addition, kestrels are notable for usually having much brown in their plumage.
Kestrels can hover in stationary air, even indoors in barns. While hovering they face towards any slight headwind, leading to the Common Kestrel being called a "Windhover" in some areas.
Unusually for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, though as usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Arch Creek East Environmental Preserve, N. Miami FL
After I took this photo, my boyfriend had a go at the same subject and took this. As I was waiting for Michael to take his shot, a tall man suddenly and slowly picked a street bin, raised it over his head and threw it at Michael, luckily landing about a meter in front of Michael and his beloved camera. He did not want his picture taken.
One of my most favourite big cats is the cheetah and I was pleased to capture this beautiful elegant female standing alert for a moment on the savanna with one ear cocked behind and the other forward. They are the world's fastest land animal (peregrine falcons are faster) and yet another vulnerable species due to habitat loss, ecological degradation and reduced genetic variability that makes them vulnerable to disease.
We saw this Roadrunner along the entrance road to Lagua Atascosa NWR. This guy/gal was kind enough to pose for a profile shot. This trip included three other roadrunner encounterse, a Harris' hawk, two armadillos, yesterday's Black-headed grosbeak, and assorted 'regular visitors. You have to love road trips with so much to show for them.